Ice Storm — Clayton, Iowa

2024-12-14 · Clayton, Iowa

Event narrative

Freezing rain and sleet began across Clayton County during the early morning hours, by the afternoon numerous locations across the county had reported ice amounts ranging from 0.15 to 0.3. The highest of these was in Guttenberg, IA which reported 0.3 of ice accumulation.

Wider weather episode

Snow and sleet quickly transitioned over to freezing rain across portions of northeast Iowa during the afternoon of December 14th. This resulted in ice accumulations from 0.1 to 0.3 across Fayette and Clayton counties prior to the storm exiting the region later in the evening.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1222401. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.